Nader Tabatabaee: Background

Background

Education

  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1991.

  • M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1987.

  • B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1982.

Academic Profession

Administrative Positions

  • 2007-2009: Vice-chair for Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology.

  • 2001-2006: Dean of Graduate Studies, Sharif University of Technology.

  • 1997-2001: Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology.

  • 1995-1998: Director, Center for Transportation Studies and Research, Sharif University of Technology.

  • 1994-1997: Vice-chair for Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology.

  • 1991-1994: Director, Transportation Group, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology.

Professional Activities

  • Associate Editor, Journal Road Materials and Pavement Design (RMPD) [Taylor and Francis, publishers] since July 2018.

  • Editorial Board of the Journal Road Materials and Pavement Design (RMPD) [Taylor and Francis, publishers] since February 2015.

  • Associate Editor, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology (ISTC) [Taylor and Francis, publishers] since July 2020.

  • Transportation Research Board Committees
    • Standing Committee on Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing, AFD40, Member (2016-2022)

    • Standing Committee on Pavement Maintenance, Member (1994-2003)

    • Standing Committee on Surface Requirements of Asphalt Mixtures, AFK40, Member (1993-2002)

    • Standing Committee on Geotechnical Instrumentation and Modeling, AFS20, Member (1992-2000)
  • International Society for Asphalt Pavements, member

  • Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, member

  • Founding Member and Director, Middle Society of Asphalt Technologists (MESAT), mesat.org, since 2010.

  • Co-chair, 1st National Congress in Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, May 2004.

  • Director, Board of Civil Engineering Congresses, Iran, since September 2021.

  • Director, Board of Civil Engineering Congresses, Iran, March 2007-Aug 2010.

  • Founding Member and Member, Board of Civil Engineering Congresses, Iran, since 1997.

  • Chair, 1st National Conference on Civil Engineering, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran, May 2004.

  • Co-chair, 4th International Conference on Civil Engineering, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran, May 1997.

  • International Scientific Committee Member:
    • EATA 2023, 10th International Conference of the European Asphalt Technology Association (EATA), June 12-14, 2023.

    • BCRRA 2022-11th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, Trondheim, Norway June 27-30, 2022.

    • RAR 2022- Rubberized Asphalt Rubber 2022, at Malaga, Spain, June 26-29, 2022.

    • ISBM Lyon 2020, International Symposium on Bituminous Materials, Lyon, France, December 14-16, 2020.

    • MAIREPAV9, 9th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements, Zurich, July 1-3, 2020.

    • 8th EATA Conference, European Asphalt Technology Association, Granada, Spain, June 3-5, 2019.

    • RAR 2018- Rubberized Asphalt Rubber 2018, at Kruger National Park, South Africa September 25-28, 2018.

    • 4th MESAT Conference, Middle Society of Asphalt Technologists, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon, July 4-6, 2018.

    • 2018 ISAP Conference, International Society for Asphalt Pavements, Fortaleza-Ceara, Brazil, June 19-21, 2018.

    • BCRRA 2017-10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, Athens, Greece June 28-30, 2017.

    • EATA 2017-European Asphalt Technology Association, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, June 12-14, 2017.

    • 2016 ISAP Symposium-International Society of Asphalt Pavements, Jackson Hole, WY, US, July 18-21, 2016.

    • 8th International RILEM SIB Symposium, Ancona, Italy, October 7-9, 2015.

    • 1st IRF Europe & Central Asia Regional Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, September 15-18, 2015.

    • 3rd MESAT Conference, Middle Society of Asphalt Technologists, American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 6-8, 2015.

    • 2nd MESAT Conference, Middle Society of Asphalt Technologists, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, February 5-7, 2013.

    • 1st MESAT Conference, Middle Society of Asphalt Technologists, American University of Beirut & University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon, July 5-8, 2010.